MARIANNE SIMMONS
Asheville,NC
Summary
Experienced with developing age-appropriate curriculum and fostering nurturing classroom environment. Utilizes creative teaching strategies to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Strong understanding of child psychology and effective communication methods.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
First Grade Teacher
Hall Fletcher Elementary
08.2022 - Current
- Recognized by the Asheville City School Board of Education for “exceeding student growth and outstanding teaching abilities.” The distinguishment is based on North Carolina EVAAS 2025
- District teacher-leader hired to create science curriculum for Asheville City Schools, 2025
- Hall Fletcher Elementary Teacher of the Year, 2022-2023
- Member of the ASC Educator Advisory Council, 2023-2024
- Letrs Certification, 2024
- Wrote and granted six TAPAS grants for Hall Fletcher Elementary, 2021-2024
- Assistant running coach for HFE Girls Running Club, 2023-2025
- Directs and produces end-of-year first grade poetry performances, 2022-2025
Lower Elementary Lead Teacher
Asheville Primary School
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Guided a child-centered Lower Elementary Montessori classroom of 16 students aged 6-9, emphasizing emotional, social, and cognitive growth.
- Co-lead professional development book study group, Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain by Zaretta Hammond.
Fifth Grade Teacher
InterAmerican Academy (IAA)
07.2014 - 07.2020
- Company Overview: InterAmerican Academy is an international school catering to the children of international business executives and US consulate/diplomat families.
- Assistant Junior Varsity Volleyball coach
- Implemented Second Step and Positive Discipline for social emotional learning leading to increased academic success.
- Applied SIOP training with the Multilingual Learners.
- Organized with Ecuadorian parents and entrepreneurs an overnight field trip for fifth graders to a banana farm, rubber tree farm, and organic cocoa farm, Ecuador 2016.
- Lead and facilitated in-house Professional Development workshops for responsive classroom management techniques.
- Facilitated and led SACS committees for IAA accreditation, 2017.
- InterAmerican Academy is an international school catering to the children of international business executives and US consulate/diplomat families.
Third Grade Lead Teacher
Evergreen Community Charter School
08.2017 - 06.2019
- Company Overview: Evergreen Community Charter School has served as an EL (Expeditionary Learning) Mentor School since 2013. As a Mentor School, Evergreen hosts visitors from across the country to observe EL classrooms and educators in action.
- Attended and applied Trauma Informed Education training organized by ECCS and facilitated by trauma expert and psychotherapist Susan M. Ward, LPC.
- Led biweekly 3rd grade Crew, an integral part of the EL Education. The crew meetings integrated character education, adventure, and community building.
- Helped organize and manage two, two-day overnight camping trips in Pisgah National Forest with 48 third graders.
- Evergreen Community Charter School has served as an EL (Expeditionary Learning) Mentor School since 2013. As a Mentor School, Evergreen hosts visitors from across the country to observe EL classrooms and educators in action.
Third Grade Teacher
Lucy S. Herring (Vance) Elementary
08.2000 - 06.2014
- PTO (Parent-Teacher Organization) teacher representative, 2013-2014.
- Sheltered classroom for English Language Learners, 2010-2014.
- Inclusion classroom for children with Autism and dyslexia, 2011-2014.
- Cluster class for Academically and Intellectually Gifted students, 2013-2014.
- Directed and produced three school plays, 2010-2013.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Appalachian State University
06.1999
Skills
- Classroom management
- Phonics instruction
- Organizational skills
- Relationship building
Certification
- LETRS Certification
- EL Education Certification
- Positive Discipline Classroom Educator Certification
- SIOP Certification
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Portuguese
Limited Working
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
First Grade Teacher
Hall Fletcher Elementary
08.2022 - Current
Lower Elementary Lead Teacher
Asheville Primary School
08.2020 - 06.2022
Third Grade Lead Teacher
Evergreen Community Charter School
08.2017 - 06.2019
Fifth Grade Teacher
InterAmerican Academy (IAA)
07.2014 - 07.2020
Third Grade Teacher
Lucy S. Herring (Vance) Elementary
08.2000 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Appalachian State University
Notable Accomplishments
- Hall Fletcher Elementary Teacher of the Year, 2023-05-01
- Paid district teacher leader for Asheville City Schools, involved in writing and revising the science curriculum pacing guides used throughout the five elementary Schools, 2025-01-01
- Awarded Most Creative Project-Based Teacher for InterAmerican Academy, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2020-01-01
- Certified EL (Expeditionary Learning) educator, Evergreen Community Charter, 2017-01-01
- Certified Positive Discipline educator, Guayaquil, 2016-01-01
- Destination Imagination Team Manager, 2016-01-01 to 2020-01-01
- Awarded 10+ TAPAS (Teaching Artists Presenting in Asheville Schools) grants, 2010-01-01 to 2025-01-01
- Awarded six PTO grants to fund and work collaboratively with Asheville poet Allan Wolf, 2010-01-01 to 2023-01-01
- Researched and completed an independent, year-long Professional Development Plan on how to create a Trauma-Informed classroom, 2021-01-01 to 2022-01-01
- Facilitated SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) professional training at InterAmerican Academy, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2017-01-01
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